With the Johnson Hall Waterfront Concert Series 2019 going great guns, I figured a couple of interviews with some of the artists coming in would be in order, beginning with Tommy O’Connell who’s group, The Juke Joint Devils, will perform Friday, July 19. Reached at his home in Wales, the singer-songwriter/harmonica player was more than […]
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘It Seemed Like a Compliment to Me’ and ‘When You Find My Body’
A collection of humorous short stories and the true story of lost Appalachian Trail hiker Geraldine “Gerry” Largay
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Hall-Dale Middle School honor roll
Hall-Dale Middle School recently announced the following students were named to the fourth quarter honor roll for the 2018-19 academic year. Grade 8 — Summa cum laude: Rita Benoit, Elizabeth Bickford, Quinn Cotnoir, Chloe Creamer, Charlotte Harper-Cunningham, Josephine Harper-Cunningham, Elijah Huttman, Bethany Ives, Dorothy Ives, Ava Katz, Noah Katz and Alexis Rideout. Magna cum laude: […]
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KBH announces scholarship recipients
Kennebec Behavioral Health recently announced its 2019 college scholarship recipients. This year, the following students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship upon successful completion of their first semester at their chosen college or university. • Leah Allee, Cony High School in Augusta; • Jenna Butler, Erskine Academy in South China; • Emiley Wheeler, Gardiner Area […]
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Street dance set for July 17 in Rangeley
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will present its annual Street Dance featuring Elmore Twist from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, on Pond Street in Rangeley. The event is co-sponsored by Ecopelagicon and Forks in the Air Mountain Bistro. The open-air rock concert, held along the shore of Haley Pond, is closed to […]
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Islander’
On Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island, where the adventures of a real-life castaway inspired Daniel Defoe’s famous novel, the locals identify principally with the animals, plants and rocks around them.
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Musical Variety Show set for July 13
All proceeds benefit the Winthrop Maine Historical Society.
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Carter earns Springfield College degree
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Dakota Carter, of Winthrop, has earned a bachelor’s of science degree in biology from Springfield College for studies completed in 2019. At the undergraduate commencement was held May 19, 695 bachelor’s degrees were awarded. Including the degrees awarded at the graduate ceremony on May 18, a total of 1,265 degrees were awarded […]
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Burgess earns Centre College degree
DANVILLE, Ky. — Noah Burgess, of Phillips, graduated from Centre College with a bachelor of arts degree in international studies during the 196th Commencement ceremony held May 19 on campus. Kentucky historian Stuart Sanders, Centre College Class of 1995, and the Rev. Canon Naomi Tutu, both received honorary degrees and addressed the graduates. Tutu spoke […]
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J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Yesterday’
Himesh, you’re an interesting actor. Keep reading other scripts, J.P. Devine writes.